The Plattsmouth airport buzzed with activity Friday as hundreds of skydivers checked gear and got ready to jump.

The Plattsmouth airport buzzed with activity Friday as hundreds of skydivers checked gear and got ready to jump.

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Updated: 6:26 PM CDT Jul 22, 2016

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WEBVTT THE EARTH. ALEX HAS A LOOK AT THE SKYDIVING CELEBRATION. ALEX: IT MAY BE HOT ON THE GROUND BUT TWO MILES UP, IT IS PRETTY COOL. PLATZ WAS -- LAST MET THE BUZZING WITH ACTIVITY. HE -- PLATTSMOUTH AIRPORT IS BUZZING WITH ACTIVITY. >> THE VIEW CANNOT BE BEAT. THE EXHILARATION. WHEN YOU LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT WITH YOUR FRIENDS. ALEX: WHILE IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE, JUMPING FROM AN AIRPLANE CAN BE RELAXING. >> WHEN YOU GET UNDER THE CANOPY, IT IS RELAXING. ALEX SKYDIVING IS EXCITING EVEN IF YOU STAY SAFELY ON THE GROUND. >> ABOUT 22 CANOPIES IN THE AIR AT THE SAME TIME. IT IS QUITE A SCENE. THE CANOPIES MAKE A SNAPPING SOUND WHEN THEY OPEN WHICH IS EXHILARATING FOR THE SPECTATORS. ALEX: IF WATCHING THIS GIVES YOU THE URGE TO TRY A DIVE, A TANDEM JUMP WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO. JANEL CAMPBELL DID NOT OVERTHINK HER FIRST JUMP. I DID NOT PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO IT. IT WAS TIME TO JUMP. IT WAS AWESOME.

Skydivers flock to Plattsmouth airport

The Plattsmouth airport buzzed with activity Friday as hundreds of skydivers checked gear and got ready to jump.